DRUG-FREE COMIC LIFE ASSIGNMENT Objectives: To visually express and advertise the need for teens to be drug-free using the Comic Life Software. Create your Comic Life file (at least 3 pages long and include a book cover and a list of References) Find Comic Life in Desk Tools. Include at least 10 facts in your comic (Highlight positive and negative facts about drug use and its’ effects.) Create a Reference sheet (use KnightCite to help you. You have two options. (You may create an Informational Brochure or use a Super Hero Theme ) Possible Topics & keywords Oxycontin Crack Club drugs Marijuana Designer drugs Recreational drugs Cocaine Methamphetamines Heroin LSD Ecstasy (MDMA) (3,4methylenedioxymethamphetami ne) Steroids Ritalin GHB DOM (STP) DMT Chloral hydrate Benzodiazepines Belladonna Barbituates Absinthe Amphetamines Ayahuasca Yerba Mate Salvia Rohypnol Phen-fen PCP Opiates Nitrous oxide Glutethamide Jimsonweed Inhalants Methcathinine Methaqualone Mescaline Khat Ketamine Hashish Cheese (Heroin mixed with cold medication) Magic mushrooms 2C-I (4-Iodo-2,5- Dimethoxyphenethyl amine) Depressant (say: dih-preh-sunt) - A depressant is a drug that slows a person down. Doctors prescribe depressants to help people be less angry, anxious, or tense. Depressants relax muscles and make people feel sleepy, less stressed out, or like their head is stuffed. Some people may use these drugs illegally to slow themselves down and help bring on sleep - especially after using various kinds of stimulants. (See below.) Hallucinogen (say: huh-loo-sun-uh-jun) - A hallucinogen is a drug, such as LSD, that changes a person's mood and makes him or her see, hear, or think things that aren't really there. Inhalant (say: in-hay-lunt) - An inhalant, such as glue or gasoline, is sniffed or "huffed" to give the user an immediate rush. Inhalants produce a quick feeling of being drunk followed by sleepiness, staggering, dizziness, and confusion. Narcotic (say: nar-kah-tik) - A narcotic dulls the body's senses (leaving a person less aware and alert and feeling carefree) and relieves pain. Narcotics can cause a person to sleep, fall into a stupor, have convulsions, and even slip into a coma. Certain narcotics such as codeine - are legal if given by doctors to treat pain. Heroin is an illegal narcotic because it is has dangerous side effects and is very addictive. Stimulant (say: stim-yuh-lunt) - A stimulant speeds up a person's body and brain. Stimulants, such as methamphetamines and cocaine, have the opposite effect of depressants. Usually, stimulants make a person feel high and energized. When the effects of a stimulant wear off, the person will feel tired or sick. Databases Virtual Library ACCESS Ancaster Library Website http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/ Click on the Library Lessons button on the left and go to Phys.Ed. to find these sheets. Click on the link on the left for Virtual Library GO to Citation Help for help in citing using APA Virtual Library http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/services/virtuallibrary/ ID: secondary Password: library FIND DATABASES AND ON-LINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS HERE! Some that may help How do you find a book? Use the On-line Book Collection (IPAC): Log on to any computer Go to Desk Tools Find Ancaster On-line Catalogue on the desktop and double click Or Use the dedicated On-line Catalogue Computer (beige) http://10.155.3.34/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506#focus Or (from home) http://hip.hwdsb.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506 Other On-line Sources: Med-line Encyclopedia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html http://medlineplus.gov/ Merck Manual – On-line http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html CBC Health (search the CBC site for your topic to find news articles) http://www.cbc.ca/health/ CBC Archives http://archives.cbc.ca/index.asp?IDLan=1 Web MD http://www.webmd.com/ Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html Invisible Web Directories Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu/ Librarians’ Internet Index http://www.lii.org/ SCIRUS a free-science encyclopedia/article site. http://www.scirus.com/ Find articles: http://www.findarticles.com/ Some web sites to get you started: Teens with problems http://www.teenswithproblems.com/drug abuse.html Drug Information sites http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/conc ern.htm http://www.drugs.com/drug_information .html http://www.drugfree.org/ http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_gui de/ByName/ http://www.aadac.com/87_397.asphttp:// www.focalpress.com/companions/024080 (drug fact sheets) http://chealth.canoe.ca/drug_info_details. asp?brand_name_id=1679 http://www.narconon.ca/Narconon_Drug Info.htm MADD & Alcoholism http://www.madd.ca/ http://www.madd.org/ http://www.maddhamilton.com/ Alcohol http://alcoholism.about.com/od/about/ http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/09/2 4/teen-drugs.html http://www.child.net/drugalc.htm http://www.bchealthguide.org/kbase/topi c/special/tp17749/sec1.htm Drug-free & alcohol-free initiatives in communities http://sano.camh.net/infoline/tp12.htm National Institute of alcohol abuse and alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ http://www.thecoolspot.gov/ Fetal Alcohol Syndrome http://www.well.com/user/woa/fsfas.htm http://www.come-over.to/FAS Oxycontin http://www.drugfree.org/portal/drug_gui de/oxycontin http://www.drugs.com/oxycontin.html Ecstasy (MDMA) http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/ecstasy/a/ blwsu040429.htm http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/m dma.html http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/ecstasy .html http://www.camh.net/About_Addiction_ Mental_Health/Drug_and_Addiction_Inf ormation/ecstasy_dyk.html Date Rape & Rohypnol http://teenadvice.about.com/library/week ly/aa062502a.htm http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/Rohypn olGHB.html http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/088 4.html http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd852 / http://www.coolnurse.com/date_rape.ht m#rohypnol Gas Sniffing: Inhalants http://www.focusas.com/Inhalants.html http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/inh alants.asp CBC News article http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-70-167111509/disasters_tragedies/davis_inlet/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/abo riginals/sheshatshiu.html SAD http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.a sp?cid=3-86-93 Marijuana http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/mar ijuana/ http://www.narconon.ca/Marijuana.htm Drugs in sports (steroids) http://www.pwc.k12.nf.ca/projects/b2201 /moore/steroids/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/ster oids/ http://www.narconon.ca/steroids.htm Treatment centres http://www.drug-rehab.ca/ http://www.canadiandrugrehabcentres.c om/ http://www.renascent.ca/ Recreational drugs (many links to individual drugs) http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/ http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Drugs/ Printing & Photocopying Cut and paste into Microsoft Word before printing to reduce printing space. Printing costs 10¢ per sheet. Pay at the counter before you hit print. The librarian will put the paper in the printer. OR… e-mail work home to avoid printing at school AVOID PLAGIARISM…OR How to make a perfect Works Cited Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources. Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We have blank Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important information as you research. Just ask at the counter. Use a note sheet for every major resource you use. Use APA Style for this assignment. All the detail you need to complete a correct Works Cited is on the school’s website: http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2 Click on the Citation Help Button on the left and Knight Cite link and Find APA Help button. Try on-line Citation help software: Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/ for on-line tools that help you to cite properly using APA Style. A ROUGH GUIDE FOR USING COMIC LIFE 1. To find Comic Life, go to “Desk Tools” and click on Comic Life. 2. You will need to save images in a folder on your desktop or save it on a stick. You may also cut and paste images into the frames. 3. Start with a template (right side). 4. To add pics. to it (browse from folder or photo button if you have something there, or explore). 5. Select pics. for all boxes. 6. Click on a picture to edit. ( once to resize box, twice – get larger box to move picture to centre it.) The purple arrows allow you to turn the picture around. 7. Use the “zoom in” button to bring pictures closer. 8. “Style” button is for background of picture and get options. 9. Add speech bubbles (bottom of screen) 10. Drag and drop Then type words Make it bigger by clicking on it Green symbol is to drag speech arrow Click on and sign to add another speech arrow ( for two characters who say the same thing) You could use arrow keys to move pictures too. 11. To change text size, click on “bigger.” double click to change font and for colour go to font menu. 12. Bottom left: ABCDE – drop it where you want it to create text in a box instead (Manga style) 13. Use lettering box at bottom Blue dots let you drag corners to create a shape Click on title and then style button to change 14. Add new page by selecting blank page 15. Select same/different template 16. Save or export image to create JPG images or HTML file Where to find images: http://photobucket.com/ http://photobucket.com/term (see the terms) http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/index.html flicker’s creative commons pool http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ http://search.creativecommons.org/ http://www.loc.gov/index.html http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/ (to do some neat stuff with your photos) Key websites for image searching: Searching for Ideas Public Photo Sharing Sites Free Photo Collections JISC Collections Higher Education Academy Collections British Library and V&a Images Micro-Stock/Credit Based Photo Sites Commercial Photo Libraries Searching by Subject Content Searching Citing Images Documenting sources for images can be challenging, especially with the variety of new electronic resources now available. Many different style manuals exist. Always ask your class instructor for the style appropriate for the course. The basic information you will need: Artist name Title of the work Date is was created Repository, museum, or owner City or Country of origin Dimensions of the work Material or medium such as oil on canvas, marble, found objects If you found the image in a book you will need the author, title, publisher information, date, and page, figure or plate number of the reproduction If you found the image online you will need an access date, the web site address (URL) and in some cases an image ID number. APA Artist (last name, first name), artist’s role (in parentheses i.e. Artist, Architect), title, the work type, in brackets [Painting, Cathedral, Chair], country of origin or city, and state, and repository.